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Hugo & Rango -- Yay!
Both movies are up for various Academy Awards. Yay!! (Please don't tell me that I have to say why I am saying 'yay'! Please don't make me write the name 'Johnny Depp' for the zillionth time on this lofty blog...)
You know what, though -- there are some seriously cool and talented people up for Oscars this year. It should actually be an interesting show. I will probably watch!! (I don't usually watch awards shows, or I watch for maybe half an hour and then get bored and go to sleep.) (I know; I'm almost unbearably exciting!!)
Well, as long as we're on the Oscar topic... Good news!! I actually got two pages written on the new screenplay yesterday. Not the three pages I was aiming for, but still a whole lot better than the three sentences I wrote on Sunday evening (which I wound up deleting yesterday, btw). So I'm pretty happy!! (I think I meant to say: I'm pretty and happy!! But that probably goes without saying!)
Seriously, though, that's the main writing project on my plate right now and I need a first draft completed posthaste, so that's kind of why I am ridiculously busy these days. (And no, it's not really for "the movies"; it's for TV.) So I'm sorry, but sometimes this blog takes a backseat to my over-fried brain.
Okay! For all you sci-fi writers out there, the Black Marks Literary Award opens its mighty doors for submissions in 8 more days!! And M. Christian and I recently made an important decision: If your manuscript is currently under consideration with a publisher but hasn't been published yet it is still eligible for the award. (As long as it won't be published before the award is announced.)
I think that's it for today, gang. I have a lot to do here so I'm gonna scoot. Have a Terrific Tuesday wherever you are!! Thanks for visiting. See ya!
[Almost as good as winning the Black Marks Literary Award!]
You know what, though -- there are some seriously cool and talented people up for Oscars this year. It should actually be an interesting show. I will probably watch!! (I don't usually watch awards shows, or I watch for maybe half an hour and then get bored and go to sleep.) (I know; I'm almost unbearably exciting!!)
Well, as long as we're on the Oscar topic... Good news!! I actually got two pages written on the new screenplay yesterday. Not the three pages I was aiming for, but still a whole lot better than the three sentences I wrote on Sunday evening (which I wound up deleting yesterday, btw). So I'm pretty happy!! (I think I meant to say: I'm pretty and happy!! But that probably goes without saying!)
Seriously, though, that's the main writing project on my plate right now and I need a first draft completed posthaste, so that's kind of why I am ridiculously busy these days. (And no, it's not really for "the movies"; it's for TV.) So I'm sorry, but sometimes this blog takes a backseat to my over-fried brain.
Okay! For all you sci-fi writers out there, the Black Marks Literary Award opens its mighty doors for submissions in 8 more days!! And M. Christian and I recently made an important decision: If your manuscript is currently under consideration with a publisher but hasn't been published yet it is still eligible for the award. (As long as it won't be published before the award is announced.)
I think that's it for today, gang. I have a lot to do here so I'm gonna scoot. Have a Terrific Tuesday wherever you are!! Thanks for visiting. See ya!
[Almost as good as winning the Black Marks Literary Award!]
Aren't PJs great???!!!
It was a first for me, gang! I did not get out of my PJs until 6 PM yesterday afternoon!! I didn't actually stay in bed -- I made the bed early in the morning, but I hung out on the bed for most of the day, snuggling with Fluffy and a really old comforter that I bought at the (now long-gone) E.14th Street Woolworth's back in 1986, and I was in my PJs the entire time.
I managed to park myself in front of the laptop at 4 o'clock and worked for 2 hours on the new screenplay. Wrote THREE killer sentences in the space of 2 hours, so I finally conceded that most great writers simply couldn't ask for more productivity than that, and I shut down the laptop, got into my yoga clothes and worked out for 2 hours. (I don't do yoga for two hours -- I do other stuff first; then the yoga, then I'm usually in Blissland.)
Then I got into a different pair of PJs, got back in bed and watched an old episode of Sherlock Holmes (the series that starred the late, great Jeremy Brett.) And then I fell asleep by 8 o'clock!!
I know!! Life is getting just too glamorous for words, gang! It's called: Unbelievable exhaustion!! (And guess what?? I'm getting tired of it! ha ha)
Today, however, is going to be a little different. I am already dressed (good sign) and sitting at the computer. And it would be nice if I could perhaps write 3 pages as opposed to 3 sentences -- we shall see! And then I'm leaving here at 5 to go see The Artist with a friend. I am very, very eager to finally see that film finally. Yay. (I guess I'm really into that "finally" idea...)
Oh, and for those of you out there (i.e., "my mom") who are worried that I am really taking speed -- I don't take anything more powerful than aspirin these days. I was just being funny. ha ha ha.
Okay. Have a good Monday wherever you are, folks. Thanks for visiting!! See ya.
[Hard at work on the new screenplay...]
I managed to park myself in front of the laptop at 4 o'clock and worked for 2 hours on the new screenplay. Wrote THREE killer sentences in the space of 2 hours, so I finally conceded that most great writers simply couldn't ask for more productivity than that, and I shut down the laptop, got into my yoga clothes and worked out for 2 hours. (I don't do yoga for two hours -- I do other stuff first; then the yoga, then I'm usually in Blissland.)
Then I got into a different pair of PJs, got back in bed and watched an old episode of Sherlock Holmes (the series that starred the late, great Jeremy Brett.) And then I fell asleep by 8 o'clock!!
I know!! Life is getting just too glamorous for words, gang! It's called: Unbelievable exhaustion!! (And guess what?? I'm getting tired of it! ha ha)
Today, however, is going to be a little different. I am already dressed (good sign) and sitting at the computer. And it would be nice if I could perhaps write 3 pages as opposed to 3 sentences -- we shall see! And then I'm leaving here at 5 to go see The Artist with a friend. I am very, very eager to finally see that film finally. Yay. (I guess I'm really into that "finally" idea...)
Oh, and for those of you out there (i.e., "my mom") who are worried that I am really taking speed -- I don't take anything more powerful than aspirin these days. I was just being funny. ha ha ha.
Okay. Have a good Monday wherever you are, folks. Thanks for visiting!! See ya.
[Hard at work on the new screenplay...]
Sorry -- here I am!!
Yep, I was gone for a couple days again, doing that "trying to manage my schedule" insanity. And I finally came to a decision!!
Yes!! That's right!! I decided to start taking SPEED again!! Yippee ki yi yay! And, no, not meth amphetamines, but the old-fashioned speed; once known as pep pills or uppers. They are both highly addictive and highly effective!! As you can see here! (I just snapped this photo of myself just now!!)
How else would I be able to have baked and frosted a chocolate layer cake by 11 minutes after 7 in the morning?? And on a Wednesday, to boot??
I think I am going to seriously like my new life on speed!!
In other (less-illegal) news...
The official opening day for submissions for the inaugural Black Marks Literary Award is inching ever closer, gang!! That's right, the opening bell will be clanging away on February 1st!! Please visit the Black Marks web site for all the pertinent info.
And please note that our guest judge for the inaugural awards is Ernest Hogan. A few days back, I inadvertently referred to him in an administrative capacity. But he is, in fact, our guest judge for 2012. (Clearly I am taking a little too much speed...sorry about that! As soon as I'm through baking cakes and stuff, I'll cut back on my dosage.)
Seriously, though, I apologize for that bit of weirdness. Thank god I didn't call him a secretary or something like that!! ha ha ha
All righty, gang. I gotta scoot. Gotta get Wednesday happening around here!! I hope it's a good one for you guys, wherever you are!! Thanks for visiting! See ya.
Yes!! That's right!! I decided to start taking SPEED again!! Yippee ki yi yay! And, no, not meth amphetamines, but the old-fashioned speed; once known as pep pills or uppers. They are both highly addictive and highly effective!! As you can see here! (I just snapped this photo of myself just now!!)
How else would I be able to have baked and frosted a chocolate layer cake by 11 minutes after 7 in the morning?? And on a Wednesday, to boot??
I think I am going to seriously like my new life on speed!!
In other (less-illegal) news...
The official opening day for submissions for the inaugural Black Marks Literary Award is inching ever closer, gang!! That's right, the opening bell will be clanging away on February 1st!! Please visit the Black Marks web site for all the pertinent info.
And please note that our guest judge for the inaugural awards is Ernest Hogan. A few days back, I inadvertently referred to him in an administrative capacity. But he is, in fact, our guest judge for 2012. (Clearly I am taking a little too much speed...sorry about that! As soon as I'm through baking cakes and stuff, I'll cut back on my dosage.)
Seriously, though, I apologize for that bit of weirdness. Thank god I didn't call him a secretary or something like that!! ha ha ha
All righty, gang. I gotta scoot. Gotta get Wednesday happening around here!! I hope it's a good one for you guys, wherever you are!! Thanks for visiting! See ya.
How the heck can it already be Sunday??
First of all, allow me to get political on you. If you, like moi, find yourself stupidly busy these days with little inclination to extend even a modicum of effort to stay politically informed... why not try out POPVOX??
You can find out what the current Bills in front of Congress are, and instantly send your opinions to your Reps and Senators. Meaning you can send a basic internet-generated letter, or draft your own letter, and it gets sent instantly to your elected official. (If you're a heavy craigslist user, as I am, you might want to check out SOPA and weigh-in on that with your Representatives posthaste.)
Here's something else I really like, although I haven't actually used it yet -- Reverse Robocall!! You can record your opinion and have it sent to your Representatives' phones!! Just like they do to you!! Endlessly!! All during the election year!! And even worse when it's almost Election Day!! Yay. Reverse Robocall will let you know how your Reps. are planning to vote on any given issue, or if they are still undecided. They give you this info in a nanosecond! That's exactly how I like my information given to me -- I only have a nanosecond to spare these days...
...and that's mostly because I've spent about twelve (!!) nanoseconds trying to find out if there is an official trailer yet for Dark Shadows!! Come on! Who has this kind of time??!! Just make it simple: is there a trailer yet or not?? And I mean an official trailer. Not these weird fake trailers that non-official people are making -- utterly, utterly, utterly wasting 12 nanoseconds of my precious time!!
The other day, Disney, or EW, or somebody along those lines released yet another weird photo from the upcoming joyfest that I feel certain will be Dark Shadows, and I still can't get any idea whatsoever what the fuck is going on with that film. The stills have just been so weird. And not in the usual weird Tim Burton-y way; just weird. So it makes me wonder what the fuck is up with that film that I am breathlessly waiting to see! (And since my stalwart cousin is breathlessly awaiting the arrival of her very first grandchild, and since I usually rely on her to send me links to official trailers, and to keep me generally abreast of opening days of Johnny Depp movies everywhere, to the choice of movie times and theater locations, and to where & when we will be meeting for dinner beforehand along with links to the restaurant's current menu so that I will be ready to order my dinner before I even walk through the restaurant's door... Since I rely on her to keep me abreast of this important information up to one full year before I actually need this information... Well, now I am feeling in the dark about Dark Shadows because absolutely no Dark Shadows information has been forthcoming from the grandmother-to-be's neck of the woods.
So I had to venture forth onto Google on my own and it was 12 nanoseconds of precious time wasted. Well, not totally wasted; I have at least determined that there isn't an official trailer out yet. Hmmm. It seems like that movie is going to be opening any day now. And by that, I think I mean the month of May (??). To me, the month of May is "any day now." Time flies so damn fast!! In fact, I shiver to think of the billions of projects I will be drowning in by May...Projects fling themselves at me with alarming alacrity these days. I walk around with projects stuck all over me now. It makes it look as though I've put on weight, but I haven't; it's just projects stuck all over me!
(Are you following this line of insanity??!! If you are, I kinda feel sorry for you. It means you probably need a vacation, too, or at the very least a trip to a top-quality day spa...) oh, ha ha ha.
Yes, I'm taking up all these paragraphs to once again simply say that I am really busy around here -- and that there is no official trailer yet for Dark Shadows to waste time ogling at on YouTube. So, I guess that means I have to get back to work. (Yes, it's Sunday, but I'm working. On my own stuff for a change! Wow. Did you forget I was actually a writer??? I sometimes do...)
Okay, gang! Thanks for visiting and enjoy Sunday wherever you are! It's a balmy 9 degrees Fahrenheit here this morning. Snow on the ground. In essence -- winter. Okay, see ya!!
[Official Dark Shadows trailer!!] [Click here; waste 12 nanoseconds that you will never get back.]
You can find out what the current Bills in front of Congress are, and instantly send your opinions to your Reps and Senators. Meaning you can send a basic internet-generated letter, or draft your own letter, and it gets sent instantly to your elected official. (If you're a heavy craigslist user, as I am, you might want to check out SOPA and weigh-in on that with your Representatives posthaste.)
Here's something else I really like, although I haven't actually used it yet -- Reverse Robocall!! You can record your opinion and have it sent to your Representatives' phones!! Just like they do to you!! Endlessly!! All during the election year!! And even worse when it's almost Election Day!! Yay. Reverse Robocall will let you know how your Reps. are planning to vote on any given issue, or if they are still undecided. They give you this info in a nanosecond! That's exactly how I like my information given to me -- I only have a nanosecond to spare these days...
...and that's mostly because I've spent about twelve (!!) nanoseconds trying to find out if there is an official trailer yet for Dark Shadows!! Come on! Who has this kind of time??!! Just make it simple: is there a trailer yet or not?? And I mean an official trailer. Not these weird fake trailers that non-official people are making -- utterly, utterly, utterly wasting 12 nanoseconds of my precious time!!
The other day, Disney, or EW, or somebody along those lines released yet another weird photo from the upcoming joyfest that I feel certain will be Dark Shadows, and I still can't get any idea whatsoever what the fuck is going on with that film. The stills have just been so weird. And not in the usual weird Tim Burton-y way; just weird. So it makes me wonder what the fuck is up with that film that I am breathlessly waiting to see! (And since my stalwart cousin is breathlessly awaiting the arrival of her very first grandchild, and since I usually rely on her to send me links to official trailers, and to keep me generally abreast of opening days of Johnny Depp movies everywhere, to the choice of movie times and theater locations, and to where & when we will be meeting for dinner beforehand along with links to the restaurant's current menu so that I will be ready to order my dinner before I even walk through the restaurant's door... Since I rely on her to keep me abreast of this important information up to one full year before I actually need this information... Well, now I am feeling in the dark about Dark Shadows because absolutely no Dark Shadows information has been forthcoming from the grandmother-to-be's neck of the woods.
So I had to venture forth onto Google on my own and it was 12 nanoseconds of precious time wasted. Well, not totally wasted; I have at least determined that there isn't an official trailer out yet. Hmmm. It seems like that movie is going to be opening any day now. And by that, I think I mean the month of May (??). To me, the month of May is "any day now." Time flies so damn fast!! In fact, I shiver to think of the billions of projects I will be drowning in by May...Projects fling themselves at me with alarming alacrity these days. I walk around with projects stuck all over me now. It makes it look as though I've put on weight, but I haven't; it's just projects stuck all over me!
(Are you following this line of insanity??!! If you are, I kinda feel sorry for you. It means you probably need a vacation, too, or at the very least a trip to a top-quality day spa...) oh, ha ha ha.
Yes, I'm taking up all these paragraphs to once again simply say that I am really busy around here -- and that there is no official trailer yet for Dark Shadows to waste time ogling at on YouTube. So, I guess that means I have to get back to work. (Yes, it's Sunday, but I'm working. On my own stuff for a change! Wow. Did you forget I was actually a writer??? I sometimes do...)
Okay, gang! Thanks for visiting and enjoy Sunday wherever you are! It's a balmy 9 degrees Fahrenheit here this morning. Snow on the ground. In essence -- winter. Okay, see ya!!
[Official Dark Shadows trailer!!] [Click here; waste 12 nanoseconds that you will never get back.]
Snow, snow! Come out in the snow!!
Does anybody (besides me) remember this book from their childhood???
I loved this book! When I was very little, we were members (in good-standing, most likely!) of the Dr. Suess "I Can Read It All By Myself" book club!!
Having spent my (idyllic) childhood in Cleveland (the idyllic-ness of life fell apart shortly after our exodus from Cleveland in 1971 and is only just now pulling itself back together again). Anyway, I learned to love snow in Cleveland, basically from the word go. (Sorry, if English is not your native language, I can't really describe what that phrase means.) And loving snow made me love the book pictured above.
The text on the first page was: Snow!
The text on the second page was: Snow!
The text on the third page was: Come out in the snow!
Hence, our subject line for today!
Oh, btw, it snowed here during the night!! Yay!!
Here is a non-snow-related book mention. Another one of my favorite books from that same book club. They were sneaky, though.They taught us how to count to ten!!
Oh, and here is another book I loved. This one didn't teach us anything except really, really, REALLY stupid jokes, whose punchlines I still remember to this day.
For instance:
Q: Why did the little boy throw the clock out the window?
A: He wanted to see time fly!
Too bad these types of jokes do little to enhance my party-going repartee as an adult...Unfortunately, I have no memory for truly funny jokes. I only remember the stupidest jokes on the planet. I remember laughing really, really hard at truly funny jokes, I just can't remember why! I completely forget the jokes. (I guess that's why I keep to myself at parties and drink copious amounts of free wine. Otherwise, some handsome stranger might come up to me and strike up some small talk, to which I would contribute: "Why did the little boy throw the clock out the window??") ha ha. The real joke, of course, is that I never go to parties...
All righty, gang!! If you live in this part of the woods, enjoy that snow out there today!! Yay!! If not, well then just enjoy the day wherever you are! See ya, gang! Thanks for visiting!!
I loved this book! When I was very little, we were members (in good-standing, most likely!) of the Dr. Suess "I Can Read It All By Myself" book club!!
Having spent my (idyllic) childhood in Cleveland (the idyllic-ness of life fell apart shortly after our exodus from Cleveland in 1971 and is only just now pulling itself back together again). Anyway, I learned to love snow in Cleveland, basically from the word go. (Sorry, if English is not your native language, I can't really describe what that phrase means.) And loving snow made me love the book pictured above.
The text on the first page was: Snow!
The text on the second page was: Snow!
The text on the third page was: Come out in the snow!
Hence, our subject line for today!
Oh, btw, it snowed here during the night!! Yay!!
Here is a non-snow-related book mention. Another one of my favorite books from that same book club. They were sneaky, though.They taught us how to count to ten!!
Oh, and here is another book I loved. This one didn't teach us anything except really, really, REALLY stupid jokes, whose punchlines I still remember to this day.
For instance:
Q: Why did the little boy throw the clock out the window?
A: He wanted to see time fly!
Too bad these types of jokes do little to enhance my party-going repartee as an adult...Unfortunately, I have no memory for truly funny jokes. I only remember the stupidest jokes on the planet. I remember laughing really, really hard at truly funny jokes, I just can't remember why! I completely forget the jokes. (I guess that's why I keep to myself at parties and drink copious amounts of free wine. Otherwise, some handsome stranger might come up to me and strike up some small talk, to which I would contribute: "Why did the little boy throw the clock out the window??") ha ha. The real joke, of course, is that I never go to parties...
All righty, gang!! If you live in this part of the woods, enjoy that snow out there today!! Yay!! If not, well then just enjoy the day wherever you are! See ya, gang! Thanks for visiting!!
What is it about January???
Is it always this insane and I simply forgot??!! I thought I remembered January as being this mellow, slow-moving, often-snowy time of the calendar, after all the craziness of the holidays.
Au contraire! I'm moving a mile a minute around here and still falling behind!
Oh, and here's something interesting that you might want to avoid doing: when you switch your primary email address to a new one, and you have had the same one for 6 years, and you do business with people all over the world so you find it might behoove you to hire a service to announce your move and also send an auto response to anyone who uses your old address, alerting them to your new address... okay, you MIGHT want to delete every single solitary person you ever dated and stopped dating from your contact list before the aforementioned company blasts them with your new email address!!! It kinda makes it seem like you're suddenly interested in hearing from them... (And I mean EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY PERSON YOU EVER DATED! Crimony.)
Deep sigh. Onward we move however, into a fresh, bold year!!
[For some inexplicable reason, this photo from a stage production of West Side Story came up when I googled 'fresh, bold year'... so I regale you with it's fresh boldness here! See ya, gang!!] [Thanks for visiting!!]
Au contraire! I'm moving a mile a minute around here and still falling behind!
Oh, and here's something interesting that you might want to avoid doing: when you switch your primary email address to a new one, and you have had the same one for 6 years, and you do business with people all over the world so you find it might behoove you to hire a service to announce your move and also send an auto response to anyone who uses your old address, alerting them to your new address... okay, you MIGHT want to delete every single solitary person you ever dated and stopped dating from your contact list before the aforementioned company blasts them with your new email address!!! It kinda makes it seem like you're suddenly interested in hearing from them... (And I mean EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY PERSON YOU EVER DATED! Crimony.)
Deep sigh. Onward we move however, into a fresh, bold year!!
[For some inexplicable reason, this photo from a stage production of West Side Story came up when I googled 'fresh, bold year'... so I regale you with it's fresh boldness here! See ya, gang!!] [Thanks for visiting!!]
Bone white full moon
How about that full moon, gang?? Is she as bright-white where you are as she is here? (And have you noticed how testy people can get when there is a full moon? Wow. I had people biting my quite comely head off by 6:09 this morning!!)
But onward, gang!! I'm tough!! I can handle it!! [sniffle, sniffle -- can I borrow a Kleenex?]
Okay, gang, I am basically caught up around here, email-wise, so if you still haven't heard from me, it could be that you've gotten so thin and attractive that you've slipped through the cracks!! Oh no!! But write to me again, and you'll have my complete, undivided attention.
Don't forget -- I have a new primary email address. Write to me at:
marilynjayelewis@yahoo.com
Other than that, it's a fine and -- dare I say? -- "happy" Monday here, gang. It should be a terrific week! And what is my recipe for a terrific week, you might be wondering? Even though I am going to be stupidly busy -- too busy to think straight-- and people are already biting my head off because of that full moon?? I'll tell you!
Recipe for a Terrific Week
Combine:
1 week overloaded with clients
1 week overloaded with writing projects
1 week overloaded with editing projects
Mix thoroughly with:
1 full moon making everyone testy
Then ignore all of it, smile to yourself and say, "It's going to be a terrific week!"
That's from my upcoming cookbook, entitled: Pollyanna Cooks! Yay!!
Okey-dokey! I'm done being silly for now, gang. I need to go and get put on hold for half an hour by the phone company, so I'm outta here. Have a great Monday wherever you are and just keep smiling. See ya!
But onward, gang!! I'm tough!! I can handle it!! [sniffle, sniffle -- can I borrow a Kleenex?]
Okay, gang, I am basically caught up around here, email-wise, so if you still haven't heard from me, it could be that you've gotten so thin and attractive that you've slipped through the cracks!! Oh no!! But write to me again, and you'll have my complete, undivided attention.
Don't forget -- I have a new primary email address. Write to me at:
marilynjayelewis@yahoo.com
Other than that, it's a fine and -- dare I say? -- "happy" Monday here, gang. It should be a terrific week! And what is my recipe for a terrific week, you might be wondering? Even though I am going to be stupidly busy -- too busy to think straight-- and people are already biting my head off because of that full moon?? I'll tell you!
Recipe for a Terrific Week
Combine:
1 week overloaded with clients
1 week overloaded with writing projects
1 week overloaded with editing projects
Mix thoroughly with:
1 full moon making everyone testy
Then ignore all of it, smile to yourself and say, "It's going to be a terrific week!"
That's from my upcoming cookbook, entitled: Pollyanna Cooks! Yay!!
Okey-dokey! I'm done being silly for now, gang. I need to go and get put on hold for half an hour by the phone company, so I'm outta here. Have a great Monday wherever you are and just keep smiling. See ya!
Just beautiful
This piece in the New York Times Book Review section today was just beautiful. It captures an era, a world, a life in publishing that is totally, thoroughly, 100% long, long gone...
How to Be an Avant-Garde Publisher
THE TENDER HOUR OF TWILIGHT
Paris in the ’50s, New York in the ’60s: A Memoir of Publishing’s Golden Age
By Richard Seaver
Edited by Jeannette Seaver. Illustrated. 457 pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $35.
I am THRILLED to announce....
Actually, M. Christian and I are both thrilled to announce that for our inaugural year of the Black Marks Literary Award for best unpublished science fiction novel, the cash award will be $500.
The winning prize also includes the option of electronic publication with a long-standing eBook publisher with outstanding international distribution. If you do not wish to be published upon winning the prize, it is entirely up to you. Winners are free to shop their winning manuscript to any publisher they want to; you do not forfeit the cash prize if you do not choose publication with us.
The prize will also include possible Print-on-Demand trade paper publication with the same publisher. (The POD option is largely based on initial electronic sales figures, among other financial considerations.)
Okay, remember: Submissions for the contest opens February 1st!!
The winning prize also includes the option of electronic publication with a long-standing eBook publisher with outstanding international distribution. If you do not wish to be published upon winning the prize, it is entirely up to you. Winners are free to shop their winning manuscript to any publisher they want to; you do not forfeit the cash prize if you do not choose publication with us.
The prize will also include possible Print-on-Demand trade paper publication with the same publisher. (The POD option is largely based on initial electronic sales figures, among other financial considerations.)
Okay, remember: Submissions for the contest opens February 1st!!
A fine and happy Friday to ye!! (pronounced YEE)
From your wee bonnie friend, me! Yay.
I hope it's a great one wherever you are and whatever you wind up doing. I don't know about you (or yee, as it were), gang, but I am kinda excited to see a weekend roll around that doesn't include a manic holiday tucked within it. I still have plenty of stuff to do -- as loyal readers of this recently spotty blog know so well by now -- but it just seems quieter without the idea of a holiday thrown in. And I am really looking forward to that.
Yes, we already had our first snow, so that was pretty. However, it came after I had already decided to start taking down some of the Christmas lights. The tree was (is) still up so I hurried to get that turned back on while the snow was falling!! Tried to make it an official "white Christmas" -- better late then never. Still, I'm ready to move on into 2012. Snow or no snow.
(And I don't want to get all feisty and political right now, because I'm in a really sweet mood this morning, but YAY for America now that Michele Bachmann is officially out of the fucking race!!)
Okay! On that happy winter weekend note... Make it a good one wherever you are!! What could be better than Friday, gang?? See ya.
[Me, having a happy winter! Okay, okay, BEFORE my hair turned grey...but I can still fit into that outfit!! I'm wearing it right now, in fact.]
I hope it's a great one wherever you are and whatever you wind up doing. I don't know about you (or yee, as it were), gang, but I am kinda excited to see a weekend roll around that doesn't include a manic holiday tucked within it. I still have plenty of stuff to do -- as loyal readers of this recently spotty blog know so well by now -- but it just seems quieter without the idea of a holiday thrown in. And I am really looking forward to that.
Yes, we already had our first snow, so that was pretty. However, it came after I had already decided to start taking down some of the Christmas lights. The tree was (is) still up so I hurried to get that turned back on while the snow was falling!! Tried to make it an official "white Christmas" -- better late then never. Still, I'm ready to move on into 2012. Snow or no snow.
(And I don't want to get all feisty and political right now, because I'm in a really sweet mood this morning, but YAY for America now that Michele Bachmann is officially out of the fucking race!!)
Okay! On that happy winter weekend note... Make it a good one wherever you are!! What could be better than Friday, gang?? See ya.
[Me, having a happy winter! Okay, okay, BEFORE my hair turned grey...but I can still fit into that outfit!! I'm wearing it right now, in fact.]